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Viral load and a locus on chromosome 11 affect the late clinical disease caused by Theiler's virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 1999
Aubagnac S, Brahic M, Bureau J F
Abstract excerpt
Theiler's virus causes a persistent infection and a demyelinating disease of mice which is a model for multiple sclerosis. Susceptibility to viral persistence maps to several loci, including the interferon gamma locus. Inactivating the gene coding for the interferon gamma receptor makes 129/Sv mice susceptible to persistent infection and clinical disease, whereas inactivating the interferon gamma gene makes...
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